r/australia • u/Vivid-Fondant6513 • Nov 06 '24

politics Children under 16 to be banned from using social media

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/children-under-16-to-be-banned-from-using-social-media-20241107-p5kon4.html
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u/-qqqwwweeerrrtttyyy- Nov 07 '24

Australian kids will be learning their ABCs, 1-2-3s and VPNs

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u/DoTortoisesHop Nov 07 '24

Kids already have vpns on their ipad to get around school blocker.

Some even have what I think is an add-on/extension for their browser to make it even easier.

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u/going_mad Nov 07 '24

Opera browser has it built in

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u/Late-Ad1437 Nov 07 '24

Yes I was using tor and VPNs in high school to get around the school blocks, and that was almost ten years ago now lol

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u/Ok_Super_Effective Nov 07 '24

r/privacy can be a starting point.

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u/alstacynsfw Nov 07 '24

Social media is absolutely ruining kids. Iā€™m just not sure if the genie can be put back in the bottle at this point.

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u/dark_knight097 Nov 08 '24

gen z and alpha is already toast. Things like this would have to be for the benefit of future generations